Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a reasonable courtroom/corruption thriller that despite its shortcomings kept me entertained until the credits rolled. Amber Tamblyn and Joel David Mooore are both appear together as they did in the awful movie Spiral and although Moore does quirky again it is not as annoying. Plus his character is bumped off before the half way mark.
Comparisons can be made against the 1956 original (which is a good movie itself)and i did not have any issue with the contemporary updates. As in most movies clichés abound and characters make stupid mistakes. The CJ Nicholas character despite his meticulous planning is careless with the evidence DVD solely entrusting it to his journalist college (played by Moore) so that when Moore is murdered the key piece of evidence is lost. Perhaps this can be excused by the arrogant and cocksure personality traits that make up Nichloas' character. Then of course if he proved his case against the corrupt district attorney he does not go to prison and we have one very short movie. The corrupt attorney is played effortlessly by Michael Douglas. He exudes menace without even trying.
I disagree with other negative comments posted regarding the direction, editing, quality of acting and movie ending all of which are fine.
Comparisons can be made against the 1956 original (which is a good movie itself)and i did not have any issue with the contemporary updates. As in most movies clichés abound and characters make stupid mistakes. The CJ Nicholas character despite his meticulous planning is careless with the evidence DVD solely entrusting it to his journalist college (played by Moore) so that when Moore is murdered the key piece of evidence is lost. Perhaps this can be excused by the arrogant and cocksure personality traits that make up Nichloas' character. Then of course if he proved his case against the corrupt district attorney he does not go to prison and we have one very short movie. The corrupt attorney is played effortlessly by Michael Douglas. He exudes menace without even trying.
I disagree with other negative comments posted regarding the direction, editing, quality of acting and movie ending all of which are fine.